AMMAN — The National Society for Consumer
Protection on Monday called on the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply to
set a cap on the price of dairy products after a company raised the price of
its products by 4 to 20 percent.
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Muhammad Obeidat, head of the society, told Al-Ghad news on
Monday that there is an agreement between the government and dairy companies
not to raise prices amid the
pandemic. He added that prices are already
considered high when factoring in production costs.
The price of
this company’s yoghurt products increased between 5 and 10 piasters per
package. The price of a 500g package of yoghurt that used to cost 65 piasters
will now cost 70 piasters, and a1.8kg package that used to sell for was 2.25
dinars will now sell for 2.25 dinars.
Obeidat called on the government to intervene and set a cap
on the price of dairy, adding that the society had received complaints from
citizens over the past few days about an increase in prices from one of the
largest manufacturers in the Kingdom.
A
representative from the the food sector at the
Jordan Chamber of Industry,
Muhammad Waleed Al-Jitan, attributed the rise in prices to an increase in
production costs, particularly when it comes to the price of plastic, containers,
and shipping fees.
Jitan told
Al-Ghad news that there are about 50 dairy
factories and companies in the
Kingdom, indicating that there is a strong level of competition in the sector.
Al-Ghad said
that they attempted to contact the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply but
were unable to obtain a response.
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